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2. You are forming a portfolio of two stocks. Both stocks have a standard deviation of returns of 20% and expected retums of 16%. The coefficient of correlation between returns on the two stocks is 2. If you put 25% of your money in one stock and 75% in the other, what is the portfolio standard deviation of returns? A. 16.7% B. 16% C.2.8% D. 28% Exp. Ret. 16% Weights 25% Stock Std. Dev. 20% B 20% Coeff of Corr rho squared wt 6.2500% 56.2500% variance 4.00% 4.00% 16% 75% 0.2 This calls for use of the expression for portfolio variance variance stdev 2.800% 16.7%

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